Which statement below is NOT TRUE about Thomas Paine? (Beckett)

He was very popular and well-liked.

Which statement below is NOT TRUE about Thomas Jefferson? (Braden)

He was the second President of the United States.

Which statement below is NOT TRUE about Ethan Allen? (Ricky)

He didn't fight in the Revolutionary War.

Which statement below is NOT TRUE about Alexander Hamilton? (Silas)

Alexander Hamilton was born on July 13, 1754.

Which statement below is NOT TRUE about Martha Washington? (Jaycee)

She had four children with George Washington.

Which statement below is NOT TRUE about Abigail Adams? (Khloe)

She received a formal education (college).

Which statement below is NOT TRUE about Benjamin Franklin? (Trevor)

Despite the rumors, he never ran away from boston.

Which statement below is NOT TRUE about Benjamin Franklin? (Jared)

In the 1770s and 1790s, Franklin spent much of his time in London, England.

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3 Truths and a Lie: People of the American Revolution (Period 8)

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1
Which statement below is NOT TRUE about Thomas Paine? (Beckett)
Thomas has a lot of very famous quotes.
He wrote the pamphlet "Common Sense."
Thomas got his first job at a writing company.
He was very popular and well-liked.
2
Which statement below is NOT TRUE about Thomas Jefferson? (Braden)
He died on the 50th anniversary of the day he wrote the Declaration of Ind.
He served as president for 8 years.
He wrote the Declaration of Independence.
He was the second President of the United States.
3
Which statement below is NOT TRUE about Ethan Allen? (Ricky)
He had eight children.
He didn't fight in the Revolutionary War.
He was born January 21, 1738.
He was married twice.
4
Which statement below is NOT TRUE about Phillis Wheatley? (Marlayna)
She wrote poetry.
She was born in West Africa.
She was a slave.
She was the very first poet.
5
Which statement below is NOT TRUE about Phillis Wheatly? (Nick K.)
She died in an unmarked grave.
She started writing poetry at 12 years old.
She was named after the ship that brought her to America.
She lived to be 80 yeard old.
6
Which statement below is NOT TRUE about Alexander Hamilton? (Silas)
He earned a 4-year bachelor's degree in 1 year.
Alexander Hamilton was born on July 13, 1754.
He married Elizabeth Schuyler in 1780.
He served in congress from 1782-1783.
7
Which statement below is NOT TRUE about Martha Washington? (Ariauna)
She was born in Canada.
She was often called "Lady Washington."
Martha was about 5 feet tall.
She was born in the year 1731.
8
Which statement below is NOT TRUE about Paul Revere? (Whitney)
After the war he went back to a silversmith.
He died on May 11, 1819.
He grew up to be a silversmith.
Paul made up a warning signal for when the British soldiers were coming.
9
Which statement below is NOT TRUE about Benjamin Franklin? (Diego)
Ben had several different jobs.
He wrote "Poor Richard's Almanac."
He died at age 90 of pleurisy.
One of his pseudonyms was Richard Saunders.
10
Which statement below is NOT TRUE about George Washington? (Miriam)
He was the first president of the U.S.
He was married.
He died of old age.
He was a general.
11
Which statement below is NOT TRUE about Benjamin Franklin? (Landon)
He signed all four key documents of the revolution.
One of his proverbs is "Look before, or you'll find yourself behind."
He invented the odometer.
He invented the lightning rod.
12
Which statement below is NOT TRUE about Martha Washington? (Jaycee)
She had four children with George Washington.
Her height was around five feet tall.
Her nickname was Lady Washington.
She was born on a plantation.
13
Which statement below is NOT TRUE about George Washington? (Presley)
George was known as a great leader.
George died in 1798.
George Washington was the first President of the U.S.
George is on the quarter.
14
Which statement below is NOT TRUE about Marquis de Lafayette? (Nick B.)
He was 81 when he died
He was a war general.
His nickname was "The Hero of two Worlds."
His full name was “Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier de La Faye
15
Which statement below is NOT TRUE about Abigail Adams? (Khloe)
She received a formal education (college).
She was born in Weymouth, Massachusetts.
Abigail and John had six children.
Unfortunately, two of their six children died.
16
Which statement below is NOT TRUE about Benjamin Franklin? (Trevor)
Despite the rumors, he never ran away from boston.
His father was a chandler.
He created "Poor Richard's Almanac."
He had 16 brothers and sisters.
17
Which statement below is NOT TRUE about Benjamin Franklin? (Jared)
In the 1770s and 1790s, Franklin spent much of his time in London, England.
He is sometimes referred to as the "First American."
Ben Franklin died on April 17, 1790 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Ben Franklin was born January 17, 1706 in Boston, Massachusetts.

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